Adding USB storage to wifi router which do not have USB port.

[Pawan_gs]

How to attach a USB storage, a simple pen drive to a wifi router which do not have USB port on it. If this is not possible, is there any device which can help me on this?. Basically I want to download torrents and store it's contents to this USB device over network. Thanx in advance......

 

[wildfire707]

You can't do it directly, but there are a few devices that will let you do this that put USB storage or printers on your network.

One of the best ones that I have seen is the Cirago NUS2000. It has four USB ports and can have both storage devices and printers hooked up to it. It uses a wired ethernet cable to plug into your router or network switch. It is available for $60 to $70. There is a review of it at:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2391004,00.asp

The only real drawback is that it is slow. You can find the actual device at many resellers, including Amazon and NewEgg.

Here is a shopping link:

http://www.amazon.com/Cirago-International-NUS2000-CiragoLink-Network/dp/B005C31H34/

If you want something less expensive that requires internet access to set up and use (but you can access anywhere over the internet), you can also look at the Pogoplug. You can get an older model of this at Amazon for only $19:

http://www.amazon.com/Media-sharing-device-black-POGO-P22/dp/B005IULTI4/

 

[g90814]

Or you could go with NAS (network attached storage) device, which is basically an external hard drive that connects via ethernet cable.

But it would be cheaper to buy a new router with USB port.

 

[kanewolf]

This is a 7 year old thread. No need to post for an original poster that hasn't been on the board since 2014.

Thread closed.